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TRUMP XI SUMMIT

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 1, 2019
What a difference a day makes after the G20
Should the third but potentially only symbolic U.S.-North Korea summit eclipse the significance of the Osaka G20 summit?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 1, 2019
Trump-Kim summitry a work in progress
Engaging with Kim to establish a working relationship that can greatly reduce the risks of a catastrophic war is a big deal.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 26, 2019
How a Trump 'victory' became a Kim win
With a single tweet, the U.S. president scuttled years of American efforts to isolate North Korea and force Kim to denuclearize.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 19, 2019
Summit won't shift North Korea's strategic calculus
Without a substantial agreement in Hanoi, we are likely to see Pyongyang retain its nuclear deterrent while it continues its modus operandi of extracting concessions for modest compromises.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Feb 5, 2019
Japan's stakes in Trump-Kim talks
Pyongyang doesn't appear ready to engage with Tokyo. Whether that changes with the second U.S.-North Korea summit remains to be seen.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 3, 2018
Trump receives summit follow-up letter from North Korean leader Kim; second meeting not firm
U.S. President Donald Trump received a letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday to follow up on their recent talks about denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, the White House said Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 25, 2018
The despot and the diplomat
Whether Trump's values-free approach works depends on the diplomacy that follows.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 21, 2018
What's next for Kim?
North Korea's young leader sees the Trump administration as presenting a unique opportunity to ensure his regime's survival
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 17, 2018
The Kim-Trump summit: the good, the bad and the ugly
Despite praise for last week's 'unprecedented' summit, there were good reasons why previous U.S. administrations had refused multiple requests from North Korean leaders to meet.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 15, 2018
Trump delivers lessons for Japan on North Korea
The main lesson for Japan from the Trump-Kim summit is that instead of relying on Washington it must directly engage North Korea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 13, 2018
It's still not too late to walk out, Mr. Trump
Trump should stay committed to the goal of denuclearlizing North Korea, even if it means walking away from negotiations.
EDITORIALS
Jun 13, 2018
More style than substance in Singapore
History suggests Trump faces an uphill battle in his effort to achieve the denuclearization of North Korea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 13, 2018
Japan needs to map out plan B
Tokyo needs to reassess its relations with the U.S. and its dependency on it for security.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 11, 2018
Getting to yes with Kim Jong Un
Only bold political decisions and realistic prudence can lead to the denuclearization of North Korea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 11, 2018
China's long game for the Singapore summit
While Trump and Kim play checkers, Xi has the go board out.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 4, 2018
Trump risks welcoming Kim to the nuclear club
Backing away from the demand that North Korea denuclearize would be a big mistake.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 7, 2018
Can you really walk out, Mr. Trump?
The most vital issue for Tokyo is whether and how North Korea gives up its decades-old strategic nuclear missile development program.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 1, 2018
Korea peace talks: Is China in or out?
There's no need for China to fear marginalization in any denuclearization talks.
EDITORIALS
Apr 11, 2017
A presidential summit in Florida
U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping established a positive working relationship, but their first meeting was short on concrete deliverables.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 11, 2017
Crouching Donald, paper tiger
The summit at Mar-a-Lago showed that even a president as reckless as Trump knows that the U.S. cannot afford to antagonize the Chinese.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Japan’s cannabis market growing rapidly amid regulatory shift
The legality of products that contain cannabinoids, a group of substances derived from the cannabis plant, has been somewhat murky in Japan.
An AI star seeks to bring self-driving cars to Japan by 2030
Japanese startup Turing plans to unveil a self-driving car with at least 30 minutes’ driving range next year and develop a fully autonomous car by 2030.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores
Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
A computer-generated image shows redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.
Hearing the impact of climate change in Okinawa, one bird call at a time
Toshihiro Kinjo (center), a research support technician at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, inspects an audio recording device in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3 as Masako Ogasawara, a research support specialist at OIST, looks on.
Japan’s cannabis market growing rapidly amid regulatory shift
The legality of products that contain cannabinoids, a group of substances derived from the cannabis plant, has been somewhat murky in Japan.

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